Publication Order of Sorcerer's Ring Short Stories

Chronological Order of Sorcerer's Ring Books

Alternate Opening for A Quest of Heroes is set at the same time as the beginning of A Quest of Heroes.

Morgan Rice is a well known American author who has written a number of novels based on the young adult, science fiction and fantasy genres. She is listed as the number one bestselling author in the list of bestselling authors of her time. Morgan is known to have written the epic and extraordinary fantasy series called The Sorcerer’s Ring, the novels of which have featured in the USA Today’s bestselling novels’ list, once again making her a bestselling author. Apart from that, she has also written a few other fantasy series’ which are also successful among the readers. The first novel series written by Morgan consists of a total of 17 books, whereas the second series that she has written has in all 11 novels till. However, she is still working on the second series of novels called The Vampire Journals, hence few more novels are going to be added to it very soon. Apart from publishing her books in paper print editions, Morgan has also published them in audio editions.

Almost all the novels written by Morgan have been translated into more than 25 languages all over the world. This way, she has become successful in reaching to a wider range of readers from all parts of the world. She also has the habit of remaining in constant touch with her readers and likes to answer their queries on her website as well as through emails. She likes to give away free books and free giveaways to her fans who give genuine reviews of her novels and motivate her to write many other exciting novels in the future. The young adult novels written by Morgan have gone on to sell more than a 100,000 copies in different parts of the world and have also been translated in more than 6 foreign languages. She has said in her interviews that she has been greatly influenced by the works of the noteworthy authors such as Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer and Suzanne Collins. She is also inspired by the classic writings of the Bible and Shakespeare. As of today, Morgan lives happily in her home in the New York City and spends most of her time writing fantasy and young adult novels.

One of the famous fantasy novel series’ written by Morgan Rice is the Sorcerer’s Ring series, which consists of a total of seventeen novels published between the years 2012 and 2014. The first novel of this series was published by the Morgan Rice herself in the year 2012 under the title ‘A Quest of Heroes’. The series is full of all the ingredients that are required for becoming an instant success. Author Morgan was praised for describing the unique plots, mysteries, blossoming relationships, counterplots, deceptions, valiant knights, betrayals and heart breaks in a beautiful and interesting way. The novels of the series are efficient enough to keep the readers entertained even if they keep reading it for long hours. It is a recommended and must read series for all the fantasy lovers and is suitable for people of all ages. The first novel of the series revolves around the epic story of a young and special boy named Thorgrin, who is just 14 years old. Thorgrin comes from a small village near the boundaries of the Kingdom of the Ring and is the youngest among 4 siblings. He is hated by his brothers and is also disliked by his father. But, he does not care much about them as he knows that he is different from the others.

The only dream that he has after growing into an adult is to join the King’s men and become a great warrior. He intends to protect the Ring from the harmful creatures on the other side of the kingdom. After coming of age, Thorgrin gets forbidden by his family and tries to join the King’s Legion, determined not to take no for an answer. He makes sure that he becomes a part of the King’s Court and taken seriously. However, the King’s Court is facing its own family struggles, dramas, jealousy, betrayal, ambitions and violence. In the middle of all this drama, King MacGil is required to choose his heir from his children as the ancient Dynasty Sword, which is the source of all their powers, waits for the arrival of the chosen one and sits still untouched. Then Thorgrin arrives in the court in order to enter into the battle for getting accepted into the King’s Legion. Soon, he comes to know that he possesses some mysterious powers. Even though he does not understand them, he believes that he has a special gift and an even more special destiny. He falls in love with the daughter of the king, and begins to develop his relationship with her against all odds. However, he soon realizes that he has many powerful rivals. As he tries to understand his powers, Thorgrin is taken by the king’s sorcerer, who tells him about a mother, he knew from the far away lands, beyond the Canyons and the land of the Dragons. Then, Thorgrin is sent to the necessary training for becoming a warrior. But, he feels that he is getting pulled into the center of the plots and counterplots of the king’s Court. These deceptions threaten to destroy his love life along with the entire kingdom and himself.

The novel comes out as a well-built and interestingly characterized story and gives a beautiful description of the lovers and friends along with the rivals, traitors, deceptions and betrayals. It shows a tale about courage and honor, destiny, sorcery and fate. The second novel of the series was also self-published by author Morgan in the year 2013. It was titled ‘A March of Kings’ and continued to depict the epic journey of Thorgrin. It shows how he is still in search about his true self, understanding his powers, and his wish of becoming a warrior. After escaping from the dungeon, Thorgrin hears the news of one more assassination attempt on the king. Later, the kingdom is set on the verge of destruction after King MacGil dies. Soon, the court gets filled with family dramas, jealousy, deception, betrayal, ambitions and violence as everyone begins to vie for the throne. As the Dynasty Sword waits for the arrival of the next heir, the murder weapon is discovered, which leads to the attempts of finding the assassin. Also, the McClouds begin to attack the MacGils from within the Ring. Thorgrin somehow wins back the love of the king’s daughter, but his happiness is short lived as he is asked to prepare for The Hundred, an extremely difficult journey of 100 grueling days that all the members of the Legion must undertake and survive. The journey of hell is set to cross the Canyon, into the Wilds, beyond the Ring and has to sail through the Tartuvian Sea, to the Isle of Mist. A dragon is said to patrol the journey in order to allow the initiation of the members of the Legion into manhood. Some questions still remain unanswered as to whether they will be able to return to the Ring and whether Thorgri will be able to know the secrets about his destiny?

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